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Public Realm Design Specialist

OJB, an award-winning landscape architecture design practice with locations in Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts seeks a Public Realm Design Specialist for its office in Dallas.  OJB is committed to providing a full range of design and consulting services to our clients.  Our clients include internationally acclaimed architectural firms, Fortune 500 companies, private developers, municipal governments, non-profit agencies, and private citizens.

OJB is committed to equitable practice, and we attained a Just 2.0 label, a program launched by The International Future Living Institute, in 2022. Learn more about the label and our social justice and equity practices at www.ojb.com.

The Public Realm Design Specialist demonstrates growing knowledge of the principles of urban planning including design, site analysis and planning, research, and placemaking.  The Public Realm Specialist is developing their knowledge of principles of programming and activation, revenue generation, operations, maintenance, and governance.  The Public Realm Design Specialist works closely with and is overseen by the Principal, Public Realm Strategies. The Public Realm Design Specialist demonstrates increasing competency in graphic design using OJB tools and technologies and assists in the creation of project documentation deliverables.  This position is located in OJB’s Dallas studio and reports to the Principal of Program Development.

Roles + Responsibilities

• Works under the direction and oversight from
• Proficient in OJB Processes & Standards (drawing conventions, file management, time reporting).
• Required software for the role includes InDesign, AutoCAD, and Arc GIS, with Excel and VectorWorks preferred.
• Participates in project meetings, produces accurate meeting minutes, and demonstrates competent understanding of assigned projects and clients.
• Assists with preparation of client presentations, plans, and diagrams to include annual operating budget forecasts, organizational charts, and staffing structure.
• Assists with preparation of site and community analysis and conducts technical research as directed and required by projects to include case studies and benchmarking park projects.
• Identifies and escalates project and client issues in a timely manner.
• Responsible for 1-2 special projects (technology, office management, file management etc.)
• Assists in training interns.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or related field.
• 1-5 years of experience in Urban Planning, Landscape Architectural or Architectural Design field.
• Required software for the role includes InDesign, AutoCAD and Arc GIS, with Excel and VectorWorks preferred.
• Experience in an Architectural, Landscape Architectural or Design firm a PLUS.
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to comfortably speak with clients.
• Organization and time management skills, including an ability to manage and prioritize competing assignments.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

About OJB Landscape Architecture

OJB Landscape Architecture is dedicated to creating landscapes that transform perspectives, evoke emotional responses, and create unique sensory experiences. The firm’s work imaginatively unifies the relationship between landscape and architecture, emphasizing place-making as a mechanism for healing, gathering, and celebration. With context and function always in mind, OJB seeks to creatively utilize materials that not only mitigate site and environmental challenges, but also promote healthy living. OJB is the recipient of more than 90 state and national design awards, including several prominent national awards for the creation of urban parks that return civic engagement to the forefront of cities. Notable awards include three ULI Urban Open Space Awards for Levy Park in Houston (2018), Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City, OK (2015), and for Klyde Warren Park in Dallas (2014), among others. OJB was honored as the recipient of the ASLA Firm Award in 2015. In 2016, Jim Burnett was honored as the recipient of the prestigious ASLA Design Medal, an annual designation bestowed upon landscape architects for their ongoing commitment to the profession and an exemplary, sustained body of work.

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